Bullous keratopathy in a yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima) treated with a modified third eyelid flap

ABSTRACT: A Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) was submitted to the Ophthalmology Service of the Federal University of Bahia with a corneal abnormality. During ophthalmic evaluation the right cornea was stained positively with fluorescein; a blurred bullous lesion, with irregular surface, compatible with the diagnosis of bullous keratopathy was found. This is a rare condition in a bird which was treated successfully with a modified third eyelid flap associated with antibiotic and hyaluronic acid eye drops. The adopted therapeutic proved to be simple to implement and viable for repair of the bullous keratopathy in the Yellow-headed caracara.

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Main Authors:	Oriá,Arianne P., Gomes Junior,Deusdete C., Raposo,Ana Cláudia S., Libório,Fernanda A., Schäffer,Débora P.H., Dórea Neto,Francisco A.
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal - CBPA 2016
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2016001201190
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